mr. pollard was there with me with mr. sanchez and mr. ard said he was going to submit in documentation to the planner and i left at that. i was not aware there was a hearing in may alt all. the first i heard about that was this evening and i was gone. again the problem is staff could have and should have in my mind reached out to the architect. weas my he was my agent. >> thank you, mr. murphy. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, commissioners the matter is submitted. >> i have a question for mr. sanchez. when we hear testimony that your agency should have reached out to the applicant, when they don't show up multiple times, would that be your protocol to reach out to the applicant, in this case the architect, rather than the property owner? >> thank you, scott sanchez, planning department. in hearing the jurisdiction requestor's testimony this evening and i think getting a better understanding of the facts of the matter, actually the department would not oppose the jurisdiction request at this time. i would agree that the depart

mr. ruppersberger: bernard pollard played not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, not six brokenibs throult the season. we seemed to lose not only power in the stadium but the win in our sails. we overcame a second half surge and left us screaming our television. i watched the game with my family and also my 92-year-old mother and even she was fired up. the team stuck together and got it done. i want to congratulate the owners -- the owner, steve bisciotti, a class act, who does work on and off the field. the general manager, ozzie newsome and of course the players, number 52, ray lewis, and number five, joe flacco, who won m.v.p. of the game. at the end of the day it was lights out for the 49ers. baltimore cannot be more proud to welcome our players and the vince lombardi trophy back home. i want to say our leader, nancy pelosi, who is homegrown baltimore, she is now a 49ers fan, but she did accept a defeat with her regular class and dignity. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from califo